A Tribute To Black Heroines

[neo_prodigy]

Continuing my celebration of Black History Month, this post is a tribute featuring a few of my favorite black female characters and actresses who brought the awesome back to fandom. This is also my way of saying thank you to all of the phenomenal nubian goddesses who have blessed and enriched my life over the years.
To all of my black women, this one's for you:











Uhura: Star Trek



Cleopatra Jones



Pam Grier: Foxy Brown, Jackie Brown, Amanda Waller (Smallville)





Grace Jones: Conan the Destroyer, James Bond



Valerie: Josie & the Pussy Cats



Tina Turner: Thunderdome



Tess: Touched By An Angel



Shana: Jem & The Holograms



Netossa: She-Ra Princess Of Power



Nubia: The Black Wonder Woman





Vixen



Monica Dawson: Heroes



Tara: True Blood



The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency



Shuri, The Black Panther



Natasha Irons: Steel



Aaliyah: Romeo Must Die, Queen of the Damned







Tanya: Power Rangers Zeo & Power Rangers Turbo







Angela Bassett: Strange Days, Green Lantern, Alias



Misty Knight: Daughters of the Dragon, Heroes For Hire



Nikki Wood: Buffy the Vampire Slayer


Bumblebee



Eliza Maza: Gargoyles



Salli Richardson-Whitfield: Eureka



Empress: Young Justice



Dr. Martha Jones: Doctor Who, Torchwood



Monet: X-Factor, Generation X



Guinevere: Merlin









Janet: Miss Jackson if you're nasty. Rhythm Nation sealed it for me as far as fandom goes.



Capt. Kasidy Yates: Star Trek Deep Space Nine



Bonnie Bennett: Vampire Diaries





Kathy DuKane: Batman- Mystery of the Batwoman



Elizabeth X: Doctor Who



Kendra: Buffy the Vampire Slayer



Marjean Holden: Mortal Kombat Ahnihilation, Beast Master, Renegade



Monica Rambeaux



Shepherd: Mass Effect 2



Max: Batman Beyond



Isabelle: The 4400



Naomie Harris: The Tomorrow People, Pirates of the Carribean



Vernita Green



Nikki Green



Francie/Alison Dorsen: Alias



Penny Proud: The Proud Family



Tiana: The Princess and the Frog



No. 5: Codename: Kids Next Door



Raina: Gossip Girl



Diana: White Collar



Diahann Carroll: White Collar, Dynasty, all things legendary!



Erica Tazel: Justified



Niobe: The Matrix



Xavin: Runaways



Angel: X-Men First Class



Zoe Saldana: Star Trek, Avatar, Colombiana....what hasn't she been in?



Zoe Washburne: Firefly/Serenity





Storm.